is to make sure that the unit's findings are used in practice, to improve the welfare of people in North Lancashire and South Cumbria and throughout the National Health Service. In June 2010 the Unit's director, Professor Andrew Smith, helped launch The Helsinki Declaration for Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology, a practical manifesto aimed at improving the safety of anesthesia care throughout Europe. He is now part of a joint European Society of Anesthesiology/European Board of Anesthesiology Task Force overseeing the implementation of the Declaration. United States Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety The Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety fosters the efforts of Federally listed Patient Safety Organizations under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 to improve patient safety and the quality of patient care delivery. AQIPS is a nonprofit professional association for Federally Listed Patient Safety Organizations and their member providers. AQIPS and its members are committed to implement innovative improvement programs using the protections of the Patient Safety Act to improve patient safety, quality, clinical performance and patient outcomes with the goal of encouraging safety culture and minimizing patient risk. (See www.AQIPS.org) Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety The Council on Surgical & Perioperative Safety (CSPS) was founded in August 2007 and is incorporated in the State of Illinois. The CSPS is a unique coalition of seven professional organizations representing the entire spectrum of the surgical team. Its voting member organizations include the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants, the American College of Surgeons, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, and the Association of Surgical Technologists. The CSPS and its member organizations have a combined total of more than 250,000 members and represent more than two million healthcare practitioners. ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization On November 5, 2008, ECRI Institute PSO was officially listed as a federal Patient Safety Organization under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization serves nationwide as a PSO directly for providers, hospitals, and health systems as well as provide support services to state and regional PSOs. Institute for Healthcare Improvement The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is an independent not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of health and health care throughout the world. Founded in 1991 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, IHI works